In July 1991, nine bodies were exhumed from a shallow
grave just outside Ekaterinburg, Russia. Circumstantial evidence, along with
mitochondrial DNA sequencing and matches, gave strong evidence to the remains being those
of the Romanovs, the last Russian Royals who were executed on July 18, 1918. The
following sequences for Tsar Nicholas II, his cousin, Count Nicholai Trubetskoy,
Tsarina Alexandra, and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are taken from Bryan Sykes
book, "The Seven Daughters of Eve."

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Tsar Nicholas Romanov

T

16126C, 16169Y, 16294T, 16296T

73G, 263G, 315.1C

Count Trubetskoy

T

16126C, 16169Y, 16294T, 16296T

73G, 263G, 315.1C

The Tsar's sequence contains a new mutation at position 169, a
state referred to as heteroplasmy -the existence of
more than one mitochondrial type in the cells of an individual, i.e., the presence of both
normal and mutant mtDNA in a single individual. The remains of his brother, Grand
Duke of Russia, Georgij Romanov were exhumed, and the results were identical to the
Tsar's, including the heteroplasmy at 16169Y. Mitosearch: DQR2R

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Tsarina Alexandra

H

16111T, 16357C

263G, 315.1C

Prince Philip

H

16111T, 16357C

263G, 315.1C

Tsarina Alexandra, the three children buried with her, and Prince
Philip's mitochondrial DNA were an exact match on 740 tested nucleotides.
Mitosearch: 2ZACX

DNA was extracted from a lock of Marie Antoinette's hair that was
snipped from her head as a child. Her DNA matched a sample taken from a heart
believed to be from her son, King Louis XVII. (Source article)
Marie Antoinette's farthest known maternal line ancestor: Bertha von Putelendorf, d
1190. Mitosearch: RZBYG

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Marie Antoinette

H

16519C

152C, 194T, 263G,
315.1C

Jesse James

In 1995, the infamous outlaw, Jesse James' body was exhumed for DNA
testing. Samples of hair and other fragments from his first burial site at his home
were also recovered and sampled, along with mtDNA samples extracted from two living James'
relatives. All samples resulted in a perfect match, thus concluding that the body in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, is indeed that of Jesse James. Mitosearch: EEYCU
(Source
article)

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Jesse James

T2

16126C, 16274A, 16294T, 16296T, 16304C

Petrarch - The Italian Poet

In 2003, the remains of the 14th century Italian
scholar, poet, and humanist, Francesco Petrarca were exhumed and DNA was
extracted from a tooth and a rib. Gender testing revealed that the
tooth was from a female and the rib was from a male. Petrach's grave
had been violated by thieves in 1630, but the rib that was analyzed is
believed to be his as skeletal injuries are consistent with those he
received from a kick by a donkey. (Source)
Read more

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Petrarch

J2

16126C, 16193T, 16311C

James "Earthquake McGoon" McGovern

The first American combat fatality (along with his
co-pilot) in Vietnam, James "Earthquake McGoon" McGovern was a
WWII fighter ace. On May 6, 1954, his plane was shot down over
Laos. The remains were discovered in 2002 and DNA testing was
conducted in 2006. (Source)
Read more

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

McGovern

H1

16519C

Nicholas Copernicus

The first astronomer to propose a
heliocentric model which displaced the Earth as the center of the universe.

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Copernicus

H*

16129A,16316G,16519C

263G,315.1C

Ancient DNA Haplotypes

Cheddar Man

In 1903, skeletal remains were found in a cave in Cheddar, England. The remains of a 23
year-old man, who was killed by a blow to the face, were discovered to be at least 9,000
years old. Ninety-four years after the discovery of "Cheddar Man", scientists
were able to extract mitochondrial DNA from his tooth cavity. Mitosearch: 7MRU2

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Cheddar Man

U5a

16192T, 16270T

Bryan Sykes, and his team at Oxford University distributed DNA test
kits to local Cheddar schools, and a match was found to a local schoolteacher, Adrian
Targett.Read more on Cheddar Man.

Ice Man - Otzi of Italy

Widely known as "Otzi (Oetzi)" the Iceman found in 1991 in
the Italian Alps, is also known as "Similaun Man". Of the Neolithic era,
Otzi lived between 3350-3300 B.C. in the "Copper Age". He was believed to be
46-years old when he died at the top of a mountain pass from wounds received. Mitosearch:
93GK5Read more on Otzi.

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Ice Man

K

16224C, 16311C

Ice Maiden - "Juanita" of Peru

Also known as "Juanita", the Inca Ice Maiden was
discovered on Mount Ampato, near Arequipa, Peru by Johann Reinhard in 1995. She was
sacrificed sometime around the ages of 12-14 and lived about 500 years ago. Her body
lay frozen at the mountaintop until a nearby volcanic eruption melted Mount Ampato's ice
cap. Mitosearch: H35HN

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Ice Maiden

A

16111T, 16223T, 16290T, 16319A

Luke the Evangelist - aka St. Luke

A doctor, but better known as the biblical author of the "Gospel According
to Luke", Luke the Evangelist was believed to have been born in Antioch, in the Roman
province of Syria. Historical sources cite that he died at the age of 84 in Thebes
(Greece) around the year 150 A.D. His body was interred first in Constantinople, and
then later transferred to Padua, Italy. Geneticists have tested the remains believed
to be those of Luke, and sampled Syrian and Greek populations for comparison.
They've determined that the body attributed as Luke's, is likely of Syrian origin.
(Source article)

Name

Haplo

mtDNA Sequence

Luke

H

16235G, 16291T

Y-Chromosome DNANOTE: The following haplotypes are extracted from living descendants.
In the instance of ancient haplotypes, those haplotypes have been hypothesized based on a
"founder's theory".

Thomas Jefferson - Sally Hemmings

In 1998, the most famous Y-chromosome DNA testing case ever to
debut, asked "Did Thomas Jefferson father children by his slave, Sally
Hemmings?"

Five descendants of Thomas Jefferson's paternal uncle, Field Jefferson, were tested.
John Weeks Jefferson, the only living male descended from Eston Hemmings in a
direct Y-chromosome line of descent, confirmed that they share a common Jefferson
ancestor. Whether that ancestor was Thomas Jefferson has been a subject of
controversy among the descendants. Y-Search: Q8UXG

DYS#

*
H
a
p
l
o

3
9
3

3
9
0

1
9

3
9
1

3
8
8

3
8
9
|
I

3
8
9
|
II

392

1
5
6
Y*

Jefferson

T

13

24

15

10

12

12

27

15

7

Genghis Khan - An Asian Alpha Male

As eight percent of twenty-one hundred Central Asian males tested
had a "unique Y-chromosome lineage", it has been deduced that this may be the
"founder" lineage of Genghis Khan.
Y-Search: PVU76
(Source)

DYS#

*
H
a
p
l
o

3
9
3

3
9
0

3
9
1

425

4
2
6

434

435

436

437

438

439

3
8
8

3
8
9
|
I

3
8
9
|
II

392

Genghis Khan

C(xC3c)

13

25

10

12

11

11

11

12

8

10

10

14

10

26

11

Niall of the Nine Hostages

Niall Noigíallach, was
a High King of Ireland, and the father of millions of descendants.
He lived in the 5th century, and his estimated death date is 450/455 AD (Source).
The Southern and Northern Uí Néill (meaning "descendants of
Niall"; Uí pronounced 'Ee') dynasties produced the Irish High Kings
for centuries and includes St. Columba, Niall's great-great grandson.

DYS#

*
H
a
p
l
o

3
9
3

3
9
0

1
9

3
9
1

3
8
5A

3
8
5B

4
2
6

3
8
8

439

3
8
9
|
I

3
9
2

3
8
9
|
II

458

459A

459B

455

454

447

437

448

449

46
4
A

46
4
B

464C

464D

Niall

R1b

13

25

14

11

11

13

12

12

12

13

14

29

17

9

10

11

11

25

15

18

30

15

16

16

17

Somerled - The Norse Scot foe of the Vikings

Tradition has that the great Somerled of Argyll, born c. 1100AD, was
descended from Irish kings. However, his deduced ancestral haplotype says otherwise.
He may have been kin to the very Vikings that he tore the hearts out of. (Source
article)

*NOTE:All of the above
haplotypes are the result of scientific genetics studies, and most, if not
all, have been published in scientific journals. Genghis Khan, Niall, and
Somerled's haplotypes have been deduced using a "Founder's Theory", a hypothesis
that modern DNA haplotypes reveal the modal signature of the common ancestral alpha male.
Submissions of additional haplotypes are welcome, please submit the values along
with an online link to the scientific publication of the subject's study to ISOGG. Submissions will be reviewed and ISOGG
reserves the right to accept or decline submissions. The purpose of the "Famous
DNA" page is to provide a compilation of famous historical homo sapiens
sapiens haplotypes to
aid individuals with their haplotype comparisons.

*The
full name for 156Y is DXYS156Y (the Y version of a marker that can be found on
both the X and Y chromosomes).